KRC Genk and Nigeria’s forward, Tolu Arokodare scored his first goal for Super Eagles to rescue the team from defeat against Russia in a 1-1 draw on Friday’s International friendly game.
Arokodare, who came on in the second half took advantage of an error by the Russian goalkeeper to equalise for Coach Eric Chelle’s side after Semi Ajayi’s first half own goal had given the host the lead.
Russia went into the game against the Nigeria on the back of a 5-0 win against another African team Zambia in March, which took their winning run to eight matches.
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For the Super Eagles, they were recently crowned champions of the Unity Cup after defeating Jamaica 5-4 on penalty shootout after 90 minutes ended 2-2.
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Russia bossed the early exchanges and went close to scoring in the 18th minute but Ajayi headed away a dangerous cross for a corner.
The Russians almost scored from the corner but Onyemaechi made a timely clearance as the ball was about to fall kindly to an opponent who was waiting to slot into an empty net.
The Super Eagles will take on South Africa and Rwanda in September in a bid to revive their hopes of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.
